What color is #AF9D8A?

#AF9D8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9D8A?

The RGB value is 175, 157, 138: 175 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9D8A?

The complementary color is #8A9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9D8A color

#AF9D8A rgb(175, 157, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AF9D8A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 61.6% green and 54.1% blue (175, 157, 138).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Wood (#B19C86), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#AF9D8A color codes

HEX	`#AF9D8A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 157, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 61.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 3.48, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 12.83, 74.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.324, 35.064, 29)`
Decimal	`11509130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9D8A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF9D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF9D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9d8a; }
.text { color: #af9d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 157 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9d8a, #afaf8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AF9D8A?: #AF9D8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Weathered Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9D8A?: The RGB value is 175, 157, 138: 175 red, 157 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9D8A?: The complementary color is #8A9CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.